Ford Smashes Previous Mustang GTD Nürburgring Time by Over 11 Seconds
If you thought development of the Mustang GTD was done, the GTD Competition proves you were sorely mistaken.
When Ford set the mark for its first attempt with the Mustang GTD at the Nürburgring, it set an impressive time of 6:52.072 and took a Pre-Production Class record (for a little bit). But after the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X beat the Blue Oval’s best by a few seconds, Ford determined it was time for an update. And what an update it is. The company won’t keep this performance locked away from potential owners, either.
To say it smashed its previous time is quite an understatement. In the hands of pro racing driver Dirk Müller, a tuned and updated Mustang GTD Competition went out and stopped the clock at 6:40.835 on the Green Hell. That time didn’t just beat the previous Mustang GTD record but also bettered the Corvette ZR1X by more than 8 seconds. It also placed the GTD Competition as the sixth-fastest time at the Nürburgring under the Pre-Production/Prototype Class leaderboard …
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(photo credit: Ford)
